Murtada is a practicing pharmacist with over 10 years experience in the industry and is currently working for a pharmaceutical consultancy. He gained his MPharm at the School of Pharmacy, UCL, and has recently completed a PhD in Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. His PhD project attempted to proteomically characterise bipolar disorder and cross-compare the protein signature in the brain and the periphery. He has contributed to several published research articles in peer-reviewed journals.